Tuesday

I call them “hard-to-miss” signs because someone who really loves you does them without even knowing – love compels them. Read below..1. Wants To Spend Time With You:When someone truly loves you, s/he will do everything they can to spend time with you irrespective of their schedule. Both of you might be occupied due to family, work, or other relevant commitments but someone who truly cares about you will always squeeze out time because they simply can’t do without you.

2. ‘We’ Automatically Replaces ‘I':Someone who loves you includes you in everything s/he does. He plans for both of you which makes them fond of using the word “we” instead of “i”. Another word they’ll start using is “us”. It simply means your lover sees you as part of his/her life.

3. Fighting And Apologizing:The truth is, you can never know how strong a relationship is until you both have a good fight. Someone who loves you isn’t afraid to fight and s/he says “sorry” whenever s/he wrongs you – putting pride aside. No matter who your partner might be outside, no matter his/her status at work, they set pride aside when they’re with you.

4. Respects Your Views:Whenever you speak to your partner, s/he will listen. Someone who loves you will always listen to you no matter how senseless what you’re saying might be. S/he listens calmly and corrects you boldly when s/he feels you’re wrong.

5. Asks About Your Day:This is a very obvious way of knowing if your partner truly cares about you. When you guys are together, does your partner ask how you spent your day? Does s/he tries to find out what happened at work? Even if you’re not together, such interests keeps communication routes open.

6. Showing Affection:You don’t necessarily need to engage in frequent s*x to be emotionally intimate. However, showing some sign of physical attraction and closeness bonds the both of you. Example, resting your head on her shoulder, frequent hugging or holding hands while walking suggests that your partner feels some vital connection in you.

7. Admires You:

Someone who loves you is quick to admire you. They don’t hesitate telling you how good you look and they always thank God for blessing them with you. Someone who hardly notices your new hair-do or shirt cares less about you.

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1. Creating Vague Goals
When you don’t know where you are going, it is really hard to get there. Many
people set themselves up for failure when they set goals that are unclear. “I
want to lose weight” sounds like a great goal but the people who set this kind
of goal will never reach it. It is not because the people are not motivated or
disciplined but because the goal is too general. Do you want to lose 5 lbs or 50
lbs?
Quick Fix: Set SMART goals by being Specific, making sure they are
Measurable, Achievable and Realistic, and last but not least — give yourself a
Time deadline.

2. Lacking a Higher Purpose
Goals can be set on any topic imaginable but if you don’t have a higher
purpose, it makes it is easy to give up once the initial motivation and
excitement wears off. Understanding how your goal is relevant to you allows
you to persevere even when the going gets tough.
Quick Fix: When setting your SMART goal, ask yourself how the goal is
relevant to your life and what you want to achieve.

3. Procrastinating
Even when you have SMART goals that are relevant to your purpose, if you
don’t get started, you’ll never achieve your goal. One of the most dangerous
phrases is “I’ll do it later.”
Quick Fix: Make sure the goal has been broken down into manageable pieces
and then start right away.

4. Not Taking Responsibility
Things will go wrong. That’s a fact of life. When something comes up and you
don’t achieve your goal, who do you blame? Your boss who kept you at work
late so you couldn’t work on your book or maybe the horrible weather that
stopped you from going to the gym. If it’s not your fault, there is nothing you
can do, right?
Quick Fix: Own up to not reaching your goals. When you take responsibility,
you’ll become resourceful knowing that you have control over the attainment
of your goals.

5. Listening to People Who Discourage You
When you go for your goals, especially the big ones that really count and fit in
with your purpose in life, it is inevitable that people will discourage you.
There are many reasons for this: concern, jealousy, ignorance, etc. How many
goals have already been given up on because other people decided they were
not worth pursuing?
Quick Fix: This one is easy. As long as you know the purpose for your goal,
ignore the naysayers. You can take what they are saying into consideration
but make sure you make the final choice.6. Starting Too Many Projects
I’m a starter. That sounds like a good thing but not when you start too many
things, you don’t end up finishing many of them. This usually stems from the
fear of missing out (FOMO) or being someone who has many ideas.
Quick Fix: Understand that you have a limited amount of time and that you
can’t do everything. To deal with FOMO, realize that by not finishing, you are
missing out on all the opportunities that open up when you finish the projects
you are working on.

7. Being Negative
If you think you’re not going to make it, then you’re probably not going to
make it. If you don’t believe you’re going to reach your goal, then when you
fail, it is expected which makes it easy to stop trying. When you are optimistic
and a setback occurs, you focus your energy on finding solutions because you
truly believe there is one.
Quick Fix: Consider the idea that optimism and pessimism are both
expectations of the future. Each are equally likely to be true but which belief
will help you lead a happier more fulfilled life? Instead of wasting your energy
on complaining, spend that energy on learning.

8. Being Selfish
There are people out there that think it is silly to help others. They believe in
taking and not giving. They are misers with their time, money and knowledge
and are only interested in opportunities where they stand to benefit. Most big
goals require the help of others and it is very difficult to help people who only
care about taking.
Quick Fix: Serve others first. Always look for ways to add value to other
people.

9. Surrounding Yourself with People Who Don’t Reach Their Goals
You are who you associate with. This may be hard to swallow for some people
and there are always exceptions to the rule but for the most part, we act in
accordance with the people around us. This comes from the strong ad natural
desire to belong and to be accepted (think of all the dumb things you did in
high school just to fit in).
Quick Fix: Associate with people who always reach their goals.

10. Watching Too Much TV
Not all TV is bad but if you are watching TV then most likely you are not
doing anything to move one step closer to your goal. The problem with TV
these days is that it is captivating. There are programs for all interests and
hobbies and the shows keep getting better and better. Those who watch alot
of TV usually don’t reach their goals and perhaps people watch TV because
they don’t have any goals.
Quick Fix: Shut off the TV. Cancel the cable. Pick up a book that will help you
move one step closer to your goal

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Thursday

A wise man does not try to hurry history. Many wars have been avoided by patience, and many have been precipitated by reckless haste.

1. Life isn’t about getting and having, it’s about giving and being. –Kevin Kruse

2. Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. –Napoleon Hill

3. Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. –Albert Einstein

4. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. –Robert Frost

5. I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse. –Florence Nightingale

6. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. –Wayne Gretzky

7. I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. –Michael Jordan

8. The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. –Amelia Earhart

9. Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. –Babe Ruth

10. Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. –W. Clement Stone

12. Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. –John Lennon

13. We become what we think about. –Earl Nightingale

14.Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover. –Mark Twain

15.Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. –Charles Swindoll

16. The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. –Alice Walker

17. The mind is everything. What you think you become. –Buddha

18. The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. –Chinese Proverb

19. An unexamined life is not worth living. –Socrates

20. Eighty percent of success is showing up. –Woody Allen

21. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. –Steve Jobs

22. Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is. –Vince Lombardi

23. I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. –Stephen Covey

24. Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. –Pablo Picasso

25. You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. –Christopher Columbus

26. I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. –Maya Angelou

27. Either you run the day, or the day runs you. –Jim Rohn

28. Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right. –Henry Ford

29. The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. –Mark Twain

30. Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

31. The best revenge is massive success. –Frank Sinatra

32. People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily. –Zig Ziglar

33. Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. –Anais Nin

34. If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. –Vincent Van Gogh35. There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. –Aristotle

36. Ask and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. –Jesus

37. The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. –Ralph Waldo Emerson

38. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. –Henry David Thoreau

39. When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, I used everything you gave me. –Erma Bombeck

40. Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him. –Booker T. Washington

41. Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart. – Ancient Indian Proverb42. Believe you can and you’re halfway there. –Theodore Roosevelt

43. Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear. –George Addair

44. We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. –Plato

46. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. –Arthur Ashe

47. When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life. –John Lennon

48. Fall seven times and stand up eight. –Japanese Proverb

49. When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us. –Helen Keller

50. Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see. –Confucius

51. How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. –Anne Frank

52. When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. –Lao Tzu

53. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. –Maya Angelou

54. Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions. –Dalai Lama

55. If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on. –Sheryl Sandberg

56. First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end. –Aristotle

57. If the wind will not serve, take to the oars. –Latin Proverb

58. You can’t fall if you don’t climb. But there’s no joy in living your whole life on the ground. –Unknown

59. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. –Marie Curie

60. Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. –Les Brown

61. Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. –Joshua J. Marine

16. “Learn from Yesterday, live for Today, hope for Tomorrow.” ~ Albert Einstein

17.“Change the way you look at things and the things you look at will change.” ~ Wayne Dyer

19. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

20. “One day, you’re 17 and you’re planning for someday. And then quietly, without you ever really noticing, someday is today. And then someday is yesterday. And this is your life. ~ John Green

21.”Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard

22. “Only the truth of who you are, if realized, will set you free.” ~ Eckhart Tolle

23. “If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your parents, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television, then you deserve it.” ~ Frank Zappa

24. “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” ~ Theodore Seuss Giesel

25. “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” ~Anatole France

26. “Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

27. “There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a person being themselves. Imagine going through your day being unapologetically you.” ~ Steve Maraboli

28. “Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of someone else.” ~ Judy Garland

29. “Either you run the day or the day runs you” ~ Jim Rohn

Monday

At the base of every solid structure is a firm foundation.Any
structure, group, organization, or relationship has to be built on a
solid foundation in order to survive. It doesn't matter how much time
you spend strengthening the 'above ground ' structure, if you fail to
lay a solid foundation. One of my favorite Bible verses was written by
King David:Psalm 127:1 - Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who builds it.
Foundations
are designed to withstand and transfer; weight, downward pressure, and
stress from the structure. Foundations when designed and installed
properly will transfer the destructive forces that can destroy
structures into the surrounding soil and other areas than will reduce or
eliminate the possibility of catastrophe. Proper foundations are the
first step to building better relationships. Let's look at four
additional ways to build better relationships.Compassion, Caring, Consideration, Kindness... Compassion
can be described as caring to the point of empathy. Considering the
feelings of those we are in relationships with to the point of feeling
the things they face. Patiently enduring trying and difficult situations
with those closest to you can take a toll on endurance if you fail to
practice the art of compassion.1 Corinthians 13... Love hopes, believes, endures all things; Love never failsCaring
and looking out for your own personal interests can strengthen a
relationship or erode and diminish it to a heap of ashes if neglected.
Caring is something that must be deliberately thought about and
practiced; especially if everyone is busy and moving at a fast stressful
pace. A simple kind thought, gesture or word can go along way to
penetrate the dark places of loneliness, anger, and fear.It's
a challenge to be caring, considerate, kind to those you are around all
of the time, especially when some are angry, mean spirited and down
right hateful!Consideration - in my opinion one of the best ways to define and characterize consideration for others:Philippians 2:4 - Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.
Finally, but not least in importance Kindness.Kindness
is not a synonym for enabling or excusing wrong behaviors, it is though
synonymous for 'love in action. Kindness can be displayed in both great
and small acts of genuine love, and concern for others; especially those
you are in relationship with.
Again, a Scripture reference says it best:John 15:33 - Greater Love has no man than this, that one lay down his life for his friendsFoundations,
Compassion, Caring, Consideration, and Kindness. It's never too late to
start, but if you wait too late, it may be too late to finish.